kerplunk
Double Eagle Member
Yay, now all my Lightning discs are OOP! DDGA here I come :\
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Lightning discs? What happened here?
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GGGT has a bunch of HX-2 in high test resin. I always liked that disc. I won't buy them though... I'll just keep throwing my OOP Ascents.
CJKnipperCDG
Bogey Member
lack of evolution
Glide
Birdie Member
Give or take 200.
man, bumping this thread jinxed me. In the last 2 outings I lost my 2 primary drivers:lightning prostyle driver #1 and flyer #1 into the water. And I hadn't lost anything in a long time. I still see a few of these available online; but I figure now is the time to try something else. Anybody want to suggest something comparable to those 2 discs from other manufacturers?
THUGNIFICENT763
Banned
Replace #1 Driver with a Leopard, Polaris LS or Xpress. Replace #1 Flyer with a Valkyrie or Vision.
I met a guy this week in Dallas that was running a charity tournament that had recently made Lightning discs in a "champion" like plastic. He said they are being made by the new owner.
I wouldn't give up on them yet. Their best days may be yet to come. The discs looked really nice. I still bought an older "prostyle" U-2 (176 gm!!!). Sweet find.
The event was called "DiscGames XII" run by Randy Mecca. It was an all day event held to help the physically challenged. He had a full lineup of Lightning discs. The new plastic was a big surprise.
1Roy
Eagle Member
I must've missed this thread. I Love the old plane stamps. Totally cool and the DB5 basket was/is the best yard basket you could get for less than $200.
That's interesting, I hope we hear more about it.
I guess these are the discs you were talking about:
THUGNIFICENT763
Banned
Ohhhhhh maaaaaan, a Champion #1 Driver is something I have thought about numerous times, sign me up!
Maybe the third or fourth Disc I ever owned was a light blue F-15 Eagle...
Cgkdisc
.:Hall of Fame Member:.
My PDGA member disc is a purple Bearcat.
disctildeath
Eagle Member
This is an interesting turn of events with a new owner, I hope they can start getting some press out soon. Glad to see the legacy won't end, even if you don't throw the molds, they were a pioneer.
Didn't the airplane stamps and names disappear so Lightning could sell in the Japanese market? That was the report circulating in the outlands when I could no longer find my favorite Lightning mold because I didn't know what it was renamed as.
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They definitely renamed a lot of them. I actually still keep a #3 hyzer in the bag, which is the rename of the F-18 hornet. I actually thought when I looked at the PDGA site that I was using an illegal disc by accident until i looked it up and saw they had renamed the disc.
disctildeath
Eagle Member
Would be cool to see a resurgence of the plane stamps again, they could include aircraft from different countries, the Mirage, Zero, Stukka, etc would be cool along with a mix of US warplanes.
Major Tomahawk
Eagle Member
I have a bunch of old lightning plane stamps of various models. PM me if you would like to purchase some at uninflated prices. I plan to keep only one of each model.
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